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, 1887-01-23
The Other Side of the Patrick
Story

ST. LOUIS, Jan. pa dispatch from
Denver, Colo, stating that James NJ.
Patrick, a wealthy ranchman of that
city, had brought suit in the courts in
this city to recover possession of his in
FAINT child, who is heir to an estate worth
81 900, 600, and supposed to have been
abducted by his wife's people, was shown
this morning TO Ward McManus. Nc
Manus said; MIR, and Mrs. Patrick's
married life was never very happy and on
account Of her husbands conduct his
wife was obliged to come to st. Louis to
her mother. She sued for a divorce,
while here. The child is now with her
grandmother in Davenport, Ia, and Pat
rick knows it. 1t was its mothers dying
wish hat her husband should never get
control of it, and we hall see that her de-
sire is complied with.
, 1887-01-23
Nearly a Riot.

JERSEY Cry, Jan. -. A serious
disturbance amongst the striking coal
trimmers occurred at Bayonne to night.
A Pinkerton deputy was arrested for as
sault on an outsider and a as.abls
brought the prisoner to Berger F-4nt on
"A locomotive. A thousand excited men
met the party at the depot and shouted
about the prisoner, crying, Lynch him
Three policemen and u constable were
being overpowered and appealed to the
leading strikers to aid them. The cooler
headed strikers formed u body guard
about the party, and after a turbulent
journey the Pinkerton man was lodged
n Jail.
, 1887-01-23
The Presidential Ball Party

WAsHINGToN, Jan. o. The presi-
dental party which will go to Baltimore,
Monday evening, Ito attend the annual
charity ball, will consist Of the president
and Mrs. Cleveland, Col. and Mrs.
Lamont, Mr.. and Mrs. Goodyear, Mr..
and Mrs. Sicard, Miss Lamar, Miss Man
ming, Miss Villas, Miss Endicott and Miss
Marshall and Mrs. Wilson. They will
leave Washington about I o'clock. and
returning, will leave Baltimore about ! 80.
The trip will be made IN the private car
OF Mr.. Garrett, president of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad.
, 1887-01-23
A pensioner Becomes a Criminal.

"A HenblOner O Crlm1nal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The pension
Office has information that II. p. Met
calf, of Denver, Colo. was yesterday ar
rested at Norwich. Conn, charged with
raising a government pension check from
SlS to Sl2s. 1t appears that Metcalf is a
pensioner and on the 10Th Of last month
was sent his quarterly check for SIS,
which it is charged he skilfully raised to
the amount named. The check was
cashed by one of the Denver banks and
forwarded to the United States sub
treasury at San Francisco, where on the
10Th instant the fraud was discovered.
Officials here were Immediately notified
and in FIVE days thereafter Metcalf had
been traced by the pension office inspec-
tors to Norwich and jailed. He will be
taken TO Denver for trial.
, 1887-01-23

Mrs. ii. Van Antwerp, Dennis, la,
says: Chamberlain's Pain Balm excels all
other medicines for sore throat and dyph;
theris. II is for external use only. Sold
by DR.. W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-01-23
The VirginIa Republicans In eau

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan. The
Republicans held their caucus last night
and passed Il resolution to vote first for
Gen. Golf for senator; then for Flick,
Brown and McLeon, in the order
named.
, 1887-01-23
Another Ballot for Senator.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22.-The legisla-
ture met in Joint convention at noon and
took one ballot for United States senator;
the result was, Turpic "A, Harrison 70,
Allen 4. Two members were paired.
, 1887-01-23

Cowmen Call on the President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Dewitt W.
Smith, president Of the National Cattle
Growers Association; Towers, of Kansas
City, and Sanders. of Chicago, had an
interview with President Cleveland to-
day in relation TO the pleuro-pneumonia
bill now pending in congress-. They rep
resented to the president that the con-
solidated cattle interests OF the country,
including the proprietors of the Chicago
stock yards. had united in preparing a
bill looking to the suppression of pleuro-
pneumonia among cattle, introduced in
the senate by Senator Miller and in the
house by Delegate Carey, of Wyoming.
The provisions of the bill were briefly ex-
planned to the president, who exhibited
much interest in the subject and prom
ised to give 1t careful consideration.
, 1887-01-23
Until 177G. cotton spinning was per-
formed by the hand spinning wheel.

A mast THAT bends to the gale is an in
vention OF n Connecticut citizen.
, 1887-01-23
MARVELLOUS MEMORY

Wholly unlike Artificial systems-Cure Of
Mind Wandering-Any book learned in
one reading. Prospectus with opinions of
Mr.. Proctor, the Astronomer, Hons. w.
W. Astor, Judah p. Benjamin Drs. Minor,
WOOD and others, sent post free. by
PROF. LOIsETTE,
~"| riuh Avenue New York
, 1887-01-23

Do not pay ten cents per copy for story
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story, when you can obtain with the
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embracing Standard, High Glass Litera-
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w one
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, 1887-01-23

Our Mary Ann was cured of cough by
Red Star cough cure Only a quarter.
No opiates.
, 1887-01-23

Will Dispense With Drumming"
CHICAGO, Jan. 2o.-At a meeting of
representatives of the live stock exchanges
of Western cities in this city, to-day, it
was decided to adopt the name of"Nation-
al Live Stock Exchange" Elmer Wash
burn, of Chicago, was elected president.
The following uniform scale of prices for
the sale of live stock was agreed upon:
Fifty cents per head cattle, except calves,
yearlings and stock cattle, which shall be
$40 per carload, and all live stock driven
into the yards, at the following rates:
Cattle, 80 cents per head; calves, 81 cents;
sheep and hogs, 10 cents. Ii was also
decided to dispense with the services of
travelling men and all manner Of drum
ming tor business.
, 1887-01-23
The Funeral of a Mother and Her
Victims.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 22.-In a plain black
casket at the morgue, to-day, lay the body
Of Mrs. Antoinetto Cabalek, the unnat-
ural mother who on Thursday butchered
three of her children and fatally wounded
two others. and then killed herself.
Clasped to the bosom of the dead woman
was the body of baby Willie. In a white
casket near the black one lay the bodies
of Annie and Mamie, the two other nno-
cents. This afternoon the bodies were
buried at the city i%n6rmary farm, No
prayer was said or other religious service
attempted. The murderess and suicide
was a Catholic. Vallor Cabalek and his
three sons, who are spared to him, rode
in a carriage behind the hearse. The two
collins were deposited in one grave
james and Tonia. the little boy and girl,
who were terribly wounded by the fiend-
ish mother, are still alive at the city hos
pital.
Vallor Cabalek shows signs Of insanity,
and it is feared that the awful trouble
will unsettle his reason.
, 1887-01-23
T%ELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The LOrillard Strikers Return
to Work.
The Funeral of a Mother and
Her Victims.
Meeting Of Representative Live
Stock Men.
WIN Return 10 Work.

JERSEY Cry, n. j.. jan. 22.--The
Lorillard strikers have expressed their
intention of returning to work next Mon
day morning. The firm will not increase
the wages and proposes to reduce the
working force of the factory 10 or 10 per
cent, thus throwing out of employment
300 or 400 of the strikers. About 800
hands were at work to day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29
AROUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

PERE HYAcINTHE told some Philadelphians
who met him in Paris that he hopes TO come to
this country next year to lecture and to raise
additional funds for the religious movement that
he has undertaken in France.
Mrs. LOUISE CHANDLER MoULToN has re-
ceived the library of the dead poet Philip
Ronrke Marston, left as a token of friendship to
her She was a valued friend of the blind poet
and one of his stanch admirers.
THE Hon. David Copton. Chief justice of the
Supreme Court of Alabama. viii be married on
Thursday TO Mrs. ClementC Clay, at Hunts.
Vile Alabama This happy event is described
as the result of the discovery of long glost youth
full affections.
EDWARD WMMoT BLYDENi is perhaps the ablest
negro in the world He can read the Koran in
Arabic. the Bible in Heb rev, Homer in Greek.
Virgil i'll Latin, Shakespeare in English and
Dante in italian Blyden is complete Know
nothing and his cry is, Africa for the Afri-
cans"
MISS Ap>.E GRANT is thus described by one
who has seen her taking a constitutional on Con
neetieut avenue. Washington she is tall,
straight, stylish girl, perfectly dressed with
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29
KICKS had no effect on mugwump compla-

KICKS had no effect on mugwump compla-
cency, and even the knock-down which the
President gave that self-satisfied fraternity
with the Fellows letter did not destroy it.
Harpe-s Weekly mildly disapproves of that
act, but exalts the independents for their
efforts to make Mr. Cleveland truly good
man, and points to the Maryland campaign,
in which, according to Mr.. Curtis, they 'took
part with his principles against himself" If
the independents would engage in an effort to
make their own utterances conform with good
sense, the result would be more pleasing to
plain people who do not enjoy jugglery of
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29

THE New Era, the organ of the Prohibition
party in Ohio, estimates that at least g., 600 of
those who voted with the party last year
deserted it this year, and that the gain of 905
on the vote of last year is to be credited to
10000 new recruits The Era is probably
correct The average citizen can not be
counted on to long pursue course that prom
ises no success. Convinced that there is no
relief from a Prohibition party, 5000 who
tried it last year in Ohio, this year returned
to the party that is doing something and may
be expected to do more to mitigate the evils
of the traffic. Their places were temporarily
supplied by others, but they, too in turn,
NAV be expected to abandon the hopeless
after further reflection. There were gains in
four States this year, but the aggregate loss in
the nine States that voted over all gains, was
about 80, 900. or one-sixth the entire vote for
st. John. 1t is very significant that at the
conference of leading Republicans of Michi-
gan, held last week, it was practically the
unanimous opinion that, the future attitude
of the party to the Liquor League was to be
that OF uncompromlsing hostlIty. Even II
this was not the right thing to do on the
merits of the question, the fact is patent that
the liquor power is practically unanimous in
its hostility to the Republican party, the
exceptions being only where pretended
friendship may inure to a local or personal
benefit. A conference of Republicans is
called for Syracuse, n. Y, for the 10Th of
December, to consider the same question,
with the same facts before it. The Journal
has already spoken its mind on this matter.
Saloonism and Democracy have made a
solemn compact, and we can not successfully
fight one without fighting both
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29

would be recovered by the United States IN
ten years. and that Canada would be better
off with that amount to put in cash for the
completion of its railway system, or for q
sinking fund for the ultimate payment OF
part of its debt than retaining this distant,
isolated and discontented part of its present
domain. Mr.. Atkinson thinks this would
furnish peaceable and permanent solution
of the fisheries question, and would inure to
the benefit of Great Britain, by the increased
traffic with the people there, whose purchas-
ing power is now very small, while the United
States would be proportionately benefited in
the same direction. All this is novel; ingen-
ious and plausible, but it takes two to make
bargain, and as there is not the slightest
reason to suppose that Great Britain would
sell these provinces, where is the use OF dis
cussing the matterl England is not IN the
habit of parting with her colonies, and prop
osition of that kind in regard to any of the
Canadian provinces would probably elicit
very dsagreeable reply.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29

REV. Dr.. PARKER, of London, who re-
Gently expressed his surprise at the American
disregard of money, has probably revised his
Impressions since the Brooklyn papers have
dumped on" him so numerically for accept
ing fee for the Beecher eulogy. After all.
however, it is probably true, as DR.. Parker
SAYS, that the arrangements were made en-
tirely by his agent, and that that gentleman
was at least partially responsible for the mer-
cenary feature of the affair-lecture agents
not being noted for liberality toward the
rublic or for benevolence.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29

THE American Federation of Labor, which
is about to hold it's annual convention in Bal
timore, is the largest labor organization in the
world, having larger membership even than
the Knights of Labor. The latter are set down
officially at 555, 900. while the former has 61S,
900. The Federation only came intoexistence
in the present form one year ago. and this
will be its second annual convention. It is,
In effect, consolidation of trades unions and
ocratic in its organization, and more practical
in its aims than the Knights of Labor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29
SABBATH DESIGNATION.
Chicago Ministers Resolve that Sunday Labor
of All Descriptions Should Be Abolished.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-At meeting of the pas
tors of the various Protestant denominations,
held to-day, the subject of Sabbath desecration
small papers on the subject and moved that
they be presented to the Washington Confer
ence, with the understanding that the confer
ence appoint committee to lay the subject be
fore Congress. The first paper said that ''but
for Sabbath desecration there would be no such
class as Anarchists in this country" 1t calls
for a combine among the church people to down
the demon of Sabbath desecration. The pro-
posed plan strikes at every form of labor now in
duleed in on the Sabbath day. The ministers
propose to petition Congress to enact laws first,
to dispense with carrying mail and holding post
offices open Sunday. The paper is addressed
to the House of Representatives in Congress as
sembled, and says 1.-THE telegraph is now used
TO transmit all important news, and. therefore,
there is no absolute necessity for running mails
on the Sabbath. Consequently. the running of
mails that day is in violation of State laws
The next paper is addressed TO the directors
of the railroads in the United States and says:
1.-The increased rate of speed of travel and
transportation, compaT with that used IN
the days of our fathers, has SO multiplied the
facilities for dispatching business that there Is
no necessity of running trains more than SIX
days in week.
The last paper is addressed to the proprsetors
of the public press of the United States, and
says: 1.-THE Sabbath is the dividing line between
Christianity and heathenism; 1t Is the bulwark
that shields our Christian civilization against
Anarchy and every influence that tends TO
weaken the power of the Sabbath over the pub
lie conscience endangers the stability of our re-
publican institutions. The business of pub
fishing and selling newspapers the Sabbath
is in open violation of our State laws. We
therefore respectfully request you to discontinue
the publication of newspapers on Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29

EASTERN cattle dealers are predicting a
sharp rise in beef cattle at an early day. One
of them says ''the man who has a large
amount of ready cash and invests it now In
cattle is going TO make some money" 1t is
affirmed that there are now fewer cattle in the
United States in proportion to the population
than ever before, while the consumption of
beef per capita is increasing This means, of
course, an advance in the price of another of
she necessaries of life, prospect which how
ever pleasing to the cattle-grower is not par
ticularly so to the consumer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29
oAPITALIsTIo COMBINES"

In his excellent speech at Danville, General
Harrison treated the labor question in rather
novel fashion, in that he presented both sides
of it. He first presented one side and then
turned it clear around and presented the
other. The side usually presented is that
American industries must be protected in the
interest Of American labor. This is sound
and tenable position, and the arguments in
support of it are such as commend themselves
to the intelligence of the people. This phase
of the labor question is comparatively famil-
lar. The other side, though not so familiar,
is equally as important and worthy Of atten-
ton. 1t shows how protection may be di-
verted from its true purpose and its main OBJ
ject be entirely thwarted by selfish and cor
rupt combinations of capital. This side of
the question was very clearly and strongly
presented by Gen. Harrison. While holding
firmly to the policy of protection as correct in
theory and vindicated by experience, he said
one thing working against it was "this abom-
Unable and un-Americnn system, which ls re-
Gently developed, called trusts" The kind
capital, too frequent nowadays, by which
manufact uring and other industries are re-
pressed, mills shut down and mines closed to
put money in the pockets of the owners, re-
gardless of the interests of the public, or the
rights of labor. This is a perversion of pro-
lection and an abuse of privileges that ought
not to be tolerated. General Harrison was
right in charaeterizing the practice as abom-
Unable and un-American. Laws have been
passed to prevent boycotting, and the
capital to be illegal. Conspiracies or
combines of capital to restrain production,
reduce wages and increase prices should be
placed on the same footing. One is as un-
American, as much opposed to fair trade and
equal rights, as plainly contrary to good pol
icy, and as pernicious in its tendency and
results as the other. This is side of the labor
question not often presented, but 1t demands
attention. Capital is entitled to protection,
but it must not abuse protection. Capital has
labor rob the public, and dam up
and divert the channels of trade is not
one of them. We fully concur with
General Harrison that 1--WE must find some
way to stop such combinations and that
"they should be made unlawful, prohibited
and punished as conspiracies against the peo-
ple." If Congress can legislate to prevent
boycotting it can legislate to prevent COM
bines. No class or class interest should be
permitted to conspire against individual rights
or the public welfare. In clearly portraying
and vigorously denouncing the modern trust
and combine General Harrison has poin ted
the way to much-needed reform.
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29
THE TEoHE COUNTRY UPRISING"

The dispatches concerning the recent strike
of colored laborers in the sugar planting dis
trict of Louisiana. known as the Teche coun-
try, have been very meager, yet sufficient to
illustrate Southern methods of dealing with
.sthe negro problem" The dispatches are
evidently one-sided, yet they reveal enough
to show that the negroes have been out
rageously treated. The strikers were planta-
ton hands Their regular wages are reported
by Louisiana paper to have been 90 cents
per day, and all rainy days and lost time de-
Quoted" These wages. pared down by store
orders and other deductions, would not leave
much. During the grinding season they got
ST. per day, subject to the same deductions
| They struck for $1.25 per day during the
| grinding season, which lasts only about six
weeks. This does not look like unreason-
able demand. They did not ask permanent
increase of wages, only % cents day for six
weeks. They struck at an inconvenient and
| critical time, as strikers generally do. Per-
haps the strike was unwise. but the negroes
had the same right to strike that other labor
ers have. Of course they expected to force
the planters to terms, and they chose time
| for the strike which they thought would ena-
BILE them to win. The planters chose to re-
gard it as an attack on their rights and a
negro uprising" 1t was no more an ''up-
| rising than any other labor strike, but South
ern planters are not used to such things. The
uprising could have been very easily queiled
by granting the demand of the negroes, which
! was probably just, but the planters chose to
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29

AN Eastern railroad journal illustrates an inn
sperial street-car recently manufactured to order
and shipped to Rio Janeiro for the use of the
Emperor of Brazil and his family. 1t is thus
described:
most elaborately paneled and decorated; the
dome of the most expensive jeweled glass sur
mounted by the imperial crown in gold. The
windows and mirrors of French plate glass.
The chandelier, water-cooler, the locks and
other metal work inside the car, as well as the
upper part of the exterior work, all gold
plated in the parts where brass are usually en-
ployed. The carpeting and drapery is of the
most expensive quality. The curtains are of
brocatelle inlaid with cloth of gold, and the
shades of the richest silk plush. 1t is arranged
for lighting by electricity, and also has electric
bells"
The enterprising, liberal and progressive
management of the Citizens Street Railway
may get some pointers from this for the i'm
provements which they are always contemplat-
The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-29
COM MENT AND OPINION.

MR. CARLISLE is advised, therefore. to give
Mr. Randall a seat in the second row, In the In
but it will not be. Mr.. Carlisle lacks backbone.
though he is a kentuckian.-Charles News
and Courier.
If it be .'waving the bloody shirt to object to
a member of the rebel government going on the
Supreme Court bench, what is it when a con-
gregation in Savannah, Ga drives its pastor
from his pulpit because IN Fourth OF July
speech he praised Abraham Lincolns-New ork
Tribune.
If chasing liberated fox is cruelty in the
ewes Of the law. must not the shooting OF live
pigeons sprung from traps be looked upon IN
the same Light Yet this bloody and brutal
amusement is much engaged in by men who
claim to be true sportsmen. There was never
more cold-hearted cruelty practiced than this
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
GEoRGE TIcKSoR CURTIS will not have much
of reputation as a constitutional lawyer left if
he keeps arguing that Utah would not have
power, after admission TO the Union TO amend
its Constitution the polygamy question. All
States have this prerogatiye. and prostate
promise would not be worth the paper 1T was
written on after the admission of Utah-Sprlng-
field Republican.
IT would be blessing to America if the SEN
ate were to develop courage enough to admins
ter to Cleveland the rebuke which his constant,
although it may be ignorant, Assumption or
power deserves. He is the most autocratlc
President the country has had since jackson.
The Senate could, during the coming session OF
Congress- do no better service to the Union
publican.
THE Rev Joseph Parker, d. D., is announced
to preach in Plymouth Church, Sunday morn
ing Dec. "A week from tomorrow. Plymouth
paws its Sunday supplies 500 Henry Ward
Beecher was pastor of that church, and DR..
Parker's eulogy of him was announced as a
.slabor of love" On the morning of Dec 4, the
assistant pastor, Rev. S. B. Halliday, the sexton,
the organist, ard many of the choir as are
paid ought to be present, for they are under
Contract to do so. The ATTENDANCE of any other
friends of the late Henry Ward Beecher-even
inclnding Major Pond-should be regarded as
| entirely optonal.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Ii the story of the various combines" which
| are now in existence to corner and control the
necessaries of life and entered into by men al
| ready worth fortune whose object is TO raise
prices and swell their own Golfers regardless or
| whatever misery may be caused thereby and or
! wbomever may suffer in consequence thereof
if that story in all its bald nakedness of detail
| could be told you would not need to ask a Sec
ond time Which is the dangerous class In Amer
/ ica7 You would see that it is not the poor. not
] the wild Anarchist not the wage-earner. but the
! rich syndicate and grasping monopoly which
| smash competition and gobble the profits OF
higher prices without pang of remorse and
| without a throb of pity.-New York Herald.